France booked their place in the World Cup final last night after beating Morocco 2-0 and Liverpool star Ibou Konate put in a sensational performance at the heart of the defence.
Didier Deschamps’ side will be the first nation to appear in back-to-back finals of the tournament and will be looking to regain their position as world champions.
After being called up to the starting XI following Dayot Upamecano’s illness, the Reds’ No. 5 was a brick wall at the back with a number of quality tackles and interceptions to help his team keep goal. to zero: his performance was enough to ‘make him fly through the air’. Keifer MacDonald, journalist for the Liverpool Echo.
“No matter how many times I watch Ibrahima Konate, I will never be surprised at how complete his skill set is for a 23-year-old,” the journalist wrote on his Twitter page. “He has all the attributes a coach would want from an elite midfielder. I would be hard-pressed to name a weakness in his game.”
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The Africans played well, but the quality of the French stood out and thanks to goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani, they will now face Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the final on Sunday.
After such a quality performance from Konate, it’s hard to see how Deschamps can drop the 23-year-old against the South Americans, but we’ll have to wait and see.
Although we have the likes of Joel Matip and Joe Gomez, who can partner Virgil van Dijk in the central half of Jurgen Klopp’s side, the former RB Leipzig man’s performances during his time in Qatar mean our German tactician is hard to see leaving it out. the starting XI once he returns to Merseyside.
Check out MacDonald’s tweet below via his official Twitter account.
No matter how many times I watch Ibrahima Konate, I will never be surprised at how complete his skill set is for a 23-year-old.
He has all the attributes a coach would want from an elite center. I’d be hard-pressed to name a weakness in his game
— Keifer MacDonald (@KeiferMacd) December 14, 2022
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